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Mark Brader

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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-01-31,
and should be interpreted accordingly.

On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days. For further information see
my 2011-05-23 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI5GNM, QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".

I wrote one of these rounds and 6 questions in the other.


* Game 3, Round 9 - Romance-Speaking Cities

All the cities marked on the handout map

http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0309/roman.png

are inhabited mainly by speakers of Romance languages. Of course,
there are also Romance-language speakers elsewhere in the world,
but this round is about the cities that are on the map. Except as
indicated, we'll name a city and you must give the number.

1. What number is Geneva?
2. What number is Paris?
3. Lyon. (Also spelled Lyons.)
4. Messina.
5. Madrid.
6. Barcelona.
7. Milan.
8. Cherbourg.
9. Lisbon.

10. The last question is different. In the mapped area there
are four very small countries, smaller in area than
Luxembourg, where they speak Romance languages. Two of them
are Monaco and the Vatican City, both of which are close
enough to cities on the map that, at this scale, they couldn't
be shown as well. So we're asking about the *other two* very
small Romance-speaking countries. Each one has a capital
city whose name is similar to the country, and they are
shown on this map as plain city dots with no border outlines.

Name one of these two countries *and* give its dot number.


Here's an alphabetical list of the other cities marked, in
rot13 (Note: non-ASCII characters are unaffected by the rot13).
If you like, give their numbers for fun, but for no points.
You can also give the numbers for the other two Romance-speaking
countries smaller than Luxembourg (which, as noted above, are also
city numbers).

Ovyonb, Obeqrnhk, Oentn, Pntyvnev, Pnynvf, Pnegntran, Pbvzoen,
Qvrccr, Syberapr, Trabn, Tenanqn, Teraboyr, Yv�tr, Ybpneab,
Znyntn, Znefrvyyr, Zbagerhk, Ancyrf, Arhpu�gry, Avpr, Cnyrezb,
Cbegb, Ebzr, Frivyyr, Gnenagb, Inyrapvn, Iravpr.


* Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge Round

A. Romance-Speaking Cities Elsewhere

In the last round we mentioned that Romance-language-speaking cities
exist outside the mapped area. Here we ask you for a couple of
those cities.

A1. What is the capital of Romania?

A2. By metropolitan area population, the world's largest
primarily Romance-language-speaking city is in the
Americas. What city is it?


B. Canadian Cooking Shows

B1. Who was the star of "The Urban Peasant"?

B2. Name the cooking show that debuted in 1995 on what
was then the Life Network, starring Ken Kostick and Mary
Jo Eustace.


C. Lyricists

C1. What lyricist collaborated with composer Andrew Lloyd
Webber on such hit musicals as "Jesus Christ Superstar"
and "Evita"?

C2. What lyricist collaborated with musician Elton John on
several hit tunes, including "Crocodile Rock" and
"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"?


D. Corporate Mergers

D1. What automotive company was created in 1954 by a merger
between the Hudson Motor Car Company and the
Nash-Kelvinator Corporation?

D2. Wyeth, maker of the antidepressant drug Effexor, merged
in 2009 with what pharmaceutical company?


E. Mythbusters

This pair is about the Discovery Channel show "Mythbusters".

E1. Each "myth" that's examined on the show is eventually
classified into one of three categories. Using the
exact words that the show uses, name any *two* of the
three categories.

E2. "*Who are* the Mythbusters?" We need two names. Give the
*first and last name of any one* of the five people who
are current regulars on the show, OR give *any two* of
their last names. Note that Jessi Combs was a substitute
and does not count as a regular.


F. Takeouts (Sports & Leisure)

F1. In what sport or game might a player make a double takeout?

F2. In what sport or game might a player make a takeout double?

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My text in this article is in the public domain.

Dan Tilque

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Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 3, Round 9 - Romance-Speaking Cities
>
> All the cities marked on the handout map
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0309/roman.png
>
> are inhabited mainly by speakers of Romance languages. Of course,
> there are also Romance-language speakers elsewhere in the world,
> but this round is about the cities that are on the map. Except as
> indicated, we'll name a city and you must give the number.
>
> 1. What number is Geneva?

7

> 2. What number is Paris?

4

> 3. Lyon. (Also spelled Lyons.)

6

> 4. Messina.

22

> 5. Madrid.

29

> 6. Barcelona.

25

> 7. Milan.

14

> 8. Cherbourg.

1

> 9. Lisbon.

35

>
> 10. The last question is different. In the mapped area there
> are four very small countries, smaller in area than
> Luxembourg, where they speak Romance languages. Two of them
> are Monaco and the Vatican City, both of which are close
> enough to cities on the map that, at this scale, they couldn't

> be shown as well. So we're asking about the *other two* veryGlaxoSmithKline


> small Romance-speaking countries. Each one has a capital
> city whose name is similar to the country, and they are
> shown on this map as plain city dots with no border outlines.
>
> Name one of these two countries *and* give its dot number.

Andorra 26

>
>
> Here's an alphabetical list of the other cities marked, in
> rot13 (Note: non-ASCII characters are unaffected by the rot13).
> If you like, give their numbers for fun, but for no points.
> You can also give the numbers for the other two Romance-speaking
> countries smaller than Luxembourg (which, as noted above, are also
> city numbers).
>
> Ovyonb, Obeqrnhk, Oentn, Pntyvnev, Pnynvf, Pnegntran, Pbvzoen,
> Qvrccr, Syberapr, Trabn, Tenanqn, Teraboyr, Yv�tr, Ybpneab,
> Znyntn, Znefrvyyr, Zbagerhk, Ancyrf, Arhpu�gry, Avpr, Cnyrezb,
> Cbegb, Ebzr, Frivyyr, Gnenagb, Inyrapvn, Iravpr.

Bilbao 28
Bordeaux 27
Braga 36
Cagliari 24
Calais 3
Cartagena 30
Coimbra 38
Dieppe 2
Florence 17
Genoa 15
Granada 32
Grenoble 8
Li�ge 5
Locarno 13
Malaga 33
Marseille 11
Montreux 10
Naples 20
Neuch�tel 9
Nice 12
Palermo 23
Porto 37
Rome 19
Seville 34
Taranto 21
Valencia 31
Venice 16

Monaco 12
Vatican City 19

The 4th country, BTW, is San Marino 18

>
>
> * Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> A. Romance-Speaking Cities Elsewhere
>
> In the last round we mentioned that Romance-language-speaking cities
> exist outside the mapped area. Here we ask you for a couple of
> those cities.
>
> A1. What is the capital of Romania?

Bucharest

>
> A2. By metropolitan area population, the world's largest
> primarily Romance-language-speaking city is in the
> Americas. What city is it?

Mexico City

>
>
> B. Canadian Cooking Shows
>
> B1. Who was the star of "The Urban Peasant"?
>
> B2. Name the cooking show that debuted in 1995 on what
> was then the Life Network, starring Ken Kostick and Mary
> Jo Eustace.
>
>
> C. Lyricists
>
> C1. What lyricist collaborated with composer Andrew Lloyd
> Webber on such hit musicals as "Jesus Christ Superstar"
> and "Evita"?
>
> C2. What lyricist collaborated with musician Elton John on
> several hit tunes, including "Crocodile Rock" and
> "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"?
>
>
> D. Corporate Mergers
>
> D1. What automotive company was created in 1954 by a merger
> between the Hudson Motor Car Company and the
> Nash-Kelvinator Corporation?

American Motors

>
> D2. Wyeth, maker of the antidepressant drug Effexor, merged
> in 2009 with what pharmaceutical company?

GlaxoSmithKline; Novartis

>
>
> E. Mythbusters
>
> This pair is about the Discovery Channel show "Mythbusters".
>
> E1. Each "myth" that's examined on the show is eventually
> classified into one of three categories. Using the
> exact words that the show uses, name any *two* of the
> three categories.
>
> E2. "*Who are* the Mythbusters?" We need two names. Give the
> *first and last name of any one* of the five people who
> are current regulars on the show, OR give *any two* of
> their last names. Note that Jessi Combs was a substitute
> and does not count as a regular.
>
>
> F. Takeouts (Sports & Leisure)
>
> F1. In what sport or game might a player make a double takeout?

hockey

>
> F2. In what sport or game might a player make a takeout double?

bridge

--
Dan Tilque

Mark Brader

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Mark Brader:
> > ...couldn't

> > be shown as well. So we're asking about the *other two*

Dan Tilque:
> veryGlaxoSmithKline

Huh?

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My huh in this article is in the public domain.

Peter Smyth

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>
>These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-01-31,
>and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
>On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
>both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
>Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
>based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
>the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
>the correct answers in about 3 days. For further information see
>my 2011-05-23 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
>Inquisition (QFTCI5GNM, QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".
>
>I wrote one of these rounds and 6 questions in the other.
>
>
>* Game 3, Round 9 - Romance-Speaking Cities
>
>All the cities marked on the handout map
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0309/roman.png
>
>are inhabited mainly by speakers of Romance languages. Of course,
>there are also Romance-language speakers elsewhere in the world,
>but this round is about the cities that are on the map. Except as
>indicated, we'll name a city and you must give the number.
>
>1. What number is Geneva?
8, 9

>2. What number is Paris?
4

>3. Lyon. (Also spelled Lyons.)
10, 6
>4. Messina.
16, 15

>5. Madrid.
29
>6. Barcelona.
25
>7. Milan.
14
>8. Cherbourg.
1
>9. Lisbon.
36, 37

>
>10. The last question is different. In the mapped area there
> are four very small countries, smaller in area than
> Luxembourg, where they speak Romance languages. Two of them
> are Monaco and the Vatican City, both of which are close
> enough to cities on the map that, at this scale, they couldn't
> be shown as well. So we're asking about the *other two* very
> small Romance-speaking countries. Each one has a capital
> city whose name is similar to the country, and they are
> shown on this map as plain city dots with no border outlines.
>
> Name one of these two countries *and* give its dot number.
Andorra 26

>
>Here's an alphabetical list of the other cities marked, in
>rot13 (Note: non-ASCII characters are unaffected by the rot13).
>If you like, give their numbers for fun, but for no points.
>You can also give the numbers for the other two Romance-speaking
>countries smaller than Luxembourg (which, as noted above, are also
>city numbers).
>
>Ovyonb, Obeqrnhk, Oentn, Pntyvnev, Pnynvf, Pnegntran, Pbvzoen,
>Qvrccr, Syberapr, Trabn, Tenanqn, Teraboyr, Yv�tr, Ybpneab,
>Znyntn, Znefrvyyr, Zbagerhk, Ancyrf, Arhpu�gry, Avpr, Cnyrezb,
>Cbegb, Ebzr, Frivyyr, Gnenagb, Inyrapvn, Iravpr.
>
>
>* Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
>A. Romance-Speaking Cities Elsewhere
>
>In the last round we mentioned that Romance-language-speaking cities
>exist outside the mapped area. Here we ask you for a couple of
>those cities.
>
> A1. What is the capital of Romania?
Bucharest

> A2. By metropolitan area population, the world's largest
> primarily Romance-language-speaking city is in the
> Americas. What city is it?
Mexico City

>
>B. Canadian Cooking Shows
>
> B1. Who was the star of "The Urban Peasant"?
>
> B2. Name the cooking show that debuted in 1995 on what
> was then the Life Network, starring Ken Kostick and Mary
> Jo Eustace.
>
>
>C. Lyricists
>
> C1. What lyricist collaborated with composer Andrew Lloyd
> Webber on such hit musicals as "Jesus Christ Superstar"
> and "Evita"?
Tim Rice

> C2. What lyricist collaborated with musician Elton John on
> several hit tunes, including "Crocodile Rock" and
> "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"?
Bernie Taupin

>
>D. Corporate Mergers
>
> D1. What automotive company was created in 1954 by a merger
> between the Hudson Motor Car Company and the
> Nash-Kelvinator Corporation?
>
> D2. Wyeth, maker of the antidepressant drug Effexor, merged
> in 2009 with what pharmaceutical company?
>
>
>E. Mythbusters
>
>This pair is about the Discovery Channel show "Mythbusters".
>
> E1. Each "myth" that's examined on the show is eventually
> classified into one of three categories. Using the
> exact words that the show uses, name any *two* of the
> three categories.
>
> E2. "*Who are* the Mythbusters?" We need two names. Give the
> *first and last name of any one* of the five people who
> are current regulars on the show, OR give *any two* of
> their last names. Note that Jessi Combs was a substitute
> and does not count as a regular.
>
>
>F. Takeouts (Sports & Leisure)
>
> F1. In what sport or game might a player make a double takeout?
curling

> F2. In what sport or game might a player make a takeout double?
bridge

Peter Smyth

Dan Blum

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Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:

> * Game 3, Round 9 - Romance-Speaking Cities

> 1. What number is Geneva?

8; 9

> 2. What number is Paris?

4

> 3. Lyon. (Also spelled Lyons.)

6; 10

> 4. Messina.

23; 22

> 5. Madrid.

29

> 6. Barcelona.

30; 31

> 7. Milan.

16

> 8. Cherbourg.

1; 2

> 9. Lisbon.

36

> 10. The last question is different. In the mapped area there
> are four very small countries, smaller in area than
> Luxembourg, where they speak Romance languages. Two of them
> are Monaco and the Vatican City, both of which are close
> enough to cities on the map that, at this scale, they couldn't
> be shown as well. So we're asking about the *other two* very
> small Romance-speaking countries. Each one has a capital
> city whose name is similar to the country, and they are
> shown on this map as plain city dots with no border outlines.

> Name one of these two countries *and* give its dot number.

Andorra, 26


> * Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge Round

> A. Romance-Speaking Cities Elsewhere

> A1. What is the capital of Romania?

Bucharest

> A2. By metropolitan area population, the world's largest
> primarily Romance-language-speaking city is in the
> Americas. What city is it?

Sao Paulo


> C. Lyricists

> C1. What lyricist collaborated with composer Andrew Lloyd
> Webber on such hit musicals as "Jesus Christ Superstar"
> and "Evita"?

Menken; Prince


> D. Corporate Mergers

> D1. What automotive company was created in 1954 by a merger
> between the Hudson Motor Car Company and the
> Nash-Kelvinator Corporation?

General Motors

> D2. Wyeth, maker of the antidepressant drug Effexor, merged
> in 2009 with what pharmaceutical company?

Pfizer; Pharmacia Upjohn

> E. Mythbusters

> This pair is about the Discovery Channel show "Mythbusters".

> E1. Each "myth" that's examined on the show is eventually
> classified into one of three categories. Using the
> exact words that the show uses, name any *two* of the
> three categories.

busted, confirmed

> F. Takeouts (Sports & Leisure)

> F1. In what sport or game might a player make a double takeout?

rugby union; rugby league

> F2. In what sport or game might a player make a takeout double?

cricket

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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."

Jeffrey Turner

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On 8/2/2011 2:36 AM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
> I wrote one of these rounds and 6 questions in the other.
>
>
> * Game 3, Round 9 - Romance-Speaking Cities
>
> All the cities marked on the handout map
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0309/roman.png
>
> are inhabited mainly by speakers of Romance languages. Of course,
> there are also Romance-language speakers elsewhere in the world,
> but this round is about the cities that are on the map. Except as
> indicated, we'll name a city and you must give the number.
>
> 1. What number is Geneva?

8

> 2. What number is Paris?

4

> 3. Lyon. (Also spelled Lyons.)

27

> 4. Messina.
> 5. Madrid.

29

> 6. Barcelona.

30, 31

> 7. Milan.

15

> 8. Cherbourg.

3,2

> 9. Lisbon.

35, 36

> 10. The last question is different. In the mapped area there
> are four very small countries, smaller in area than
> Luxembourg, where they speak Romance languages. Two of them
> are Monaco and the Vatican City, both of which are close
> enough to cities on the map that, at this scale, they couldn't
> be shown as well. So we're asking about the *other two* very
> small Romance-speaking countries. Each one has a capital
> city whose name is similar to the country, and they are
> shown on this map as plain city dots with no border outlines.
>
> Name one of these two countries *and* give its dot number.

San Marino, 18

> Here's an alphabetical list of the other cities marked, in
> rot13 (Note: non-ASCII characters are unaffected by the rot13).
> If you like, give their numbers for fun, but for no points.
> You can also give the numbers for the other two Romance-speaking
> countries smaller than Luxembourg (which, as noted above, are also
> city numbers).
>
> Ovyonb, Obeqrnhk, Oentn, Pntyvnev, Pnynvf, Pnegntran, Pbvzoen,
> Qvrccr, Syberapr, Trabn, Tenanqn, Teraboyr, Yv�tr, Ybpneab,
> Znyntn, Znefrvyyr, Zbagerhk, Ancyrf, Arhpu�gry, Avpr, Cnyrezb,
> Cbegb, Ebzr, Frivyyr, Gnenagb, Inyrapvn, Iravpr.
>
>
> * Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> A. Romance-Speaking Cities Elsewhere
>
> In the last round we mentioned that Romance-language-speaking cities
> exist outside the mapped area. Here we ask you for a couple of
> those cities.
>
> A1. What is the capital of Romania?
>
> A2. By metropolitan area population, the world's largest
> primarily Romance-language-speaking city is in the
> Americas. What city is it?

Mexico City

> B. Canadian Cooking Shows
>
> B1. Who was the star of "The Urban Peasant"?
>
> B2. Name the cooking show that debuted in 1995 on what
> was then the Life Network, starring Ken Kostick and Mary
> Jo Eustace.
>
>
> C. Lyricists
>
> C1. What lyricist collaborated with composer Andrew Lloyd
> Webber on such hit musicals as "Jesus Christ Superstar"
> and "Evita"?
>
> C2. What lyricist collaborated with musician Elton John on
> several hit tunes, including "Crocodile Rock" and
> "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"?
>
>
> D. Corporate Mergers
>
> D1. What automotive company was created in 1954 by a merger
> between the Hudson Motor Car Company and the
> Nash-Kelvinator Corporation?
>
> D2. Wyeth, maker of the antidepressant drug Effexor, merged
> in 2009 with what pharmaceutical company?

Glaxo

> E. Mythbusters
>
> This pair is about the Discovery Channel show "Mythbusters".
>
> E1. Each "myth" that's examined on the show is eventually
> classified into one of three categories. Using the
> exact words that the show uses, name any *two* of the
> three categories.
>
> E2. "*Who are* the Mythbusters?" We need two names. Give the
> *first and last name of any one* of the five people who
> are current regulars on the show, OR give *any two* of
> their last names. Note that Jessi Combs was a substitute
> and does not count as a regular.
>
>

> F. Takeouts (Sports& Leisure)


>
> F1. In what sport or game might a player make a double takeout?
>
> F2. In what sport or game might a player make a takeout double?

Bridge

--Jeff

Erland Sommarskog

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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> * Game 3, Round 9 - Romance-Speaking Cities

Now, this is a much more interesting round than the previous! Cities
marked with an asterisk are ones I've visited or at least travelled
through

> 1. What number is Geneva?

7*

> 2. What number is Paris?

4*

> 3. Lyon. (Also spelled Lyons.)

10* (I am indeed very brave here. #6 is darn close.)

> 4. Messina.

22*

> 5. Madrid.

29*

> 6. Barcelona.

25*

> 7. Milan.

14*

> 8. Cherbourg.

1

> 9. Lisbon.

35*



> 10. The last question is different. In the mapped area there
> are four very small countries, smaller in area than
> Luxembourg, where they speak Romance languages. Two of them
> are Monaco and the Vatican City, both of which are close
> enough to cities on the map that, at this scale, they couldn't
> be shown as well. So we're asking about the *other two* very
> small Romance-speaking countries. Each one has a capital
> city whose name is similar to the country, and they are
> shown on this map as plain city dots with no border outlines.
>
> Name one of these two countries *and* give its dot number.

26 Andorra*, 18 San Marino

Bilbao 28*. They also speak a non-Romance language in this town.
Bordeaux 27
Braga 38
Cagliari 24
Calais 3*
Cartagena
Coimbra 36*
Dieppe 2
Florence 17*
Genoa 15*
Granada 32*
Grenoble 6
Li�ge 5
Locarno 13*,
Malaga 31
Marseille 11*
Montreux 9 (Which we all came out to)
Naples 20*
Neuch�tel 8
Nice 12*
Palermo 23*,
Porto 37*
Rome 19*
Seville 34*
Taranto 21*
Valencia 30
Venice 16*.

That would make Cartagena #22, but I think I mixed it up with Malaga.


> A1. What is the capital of Romania?

Bucharest



> A2. By metropolitan area population, the world's largest
> primarily Romance-language-speaking city is in the
> Americas. What city is it?

Ciudad de M�jico



> C. Lyricists
>
> C1. What lyricist collaborated with composer Andrew Lloyd
> Webber on such hit musicals as "Jesus Christ Superstar"
> and "Evita"?

Tim Rice



> C2. What lyricist collaborated with musician Elton John on
> several hit tunes, including "Crocodile Rock" and
> "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"?

Bernie Taupin


> D2. Wyeth, maker of the antidepressant drug Effexor, merged
> in 2009 with what pharmaceutical company?

Pfizer



> F1. In what sport or game might a player make a double takeout?

Sounds like someone is having lunch. It must be cricket.



> F2. In what sport or game might a player make a takeout double?

Bridge

--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se

Calvin

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On Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:36:07 +1000, Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:


> * Game 3, Round 9 - Romance-Speaking Cities
>
> All the cities marked on the handout map
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0309/roman.png
>
> are inhabited mainly by speakers of Romance languages. Of course,
> there are also Romance-language speakers elsewhere in the world,
> but this round is about the cities that are on the map. Except as
> indicated, we'll name a city and you must give the number.
>
> 1. What number is Geneva?

9, 7 (So it's probably 8)

> 2. What number is Paris?

4

> 3. Lyon. (Also spelled Lyons.)

6, 10

> 4. Messina.

22

> 5. Madrid.

29

> 6. Barcelona.

25

> 7. Milan.

14

> 8. Cherbourg.

2, 3

> 9. Lisbon.

35, 37

> 10. > Name one of these two countries *and* give its dot number.

Andorra 26


> * Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> A. Romance-Speaking Cities Elsewhere
>
> In the last round we mentioned that Romance-language-speaking cities
> exist outside the mapped area. Here we ask you for a couple of
> those cities.
>
> A1. What is the capital of Romania?

Bucharest

> A2. By metropolitan area population, the world's largest
> primarily Romance-language-speaking city is in the
> Americas. What city is it?

Sao Paolo, Mexico City

> B. Canadian Cooking Shows

Pass

> C. Lyricists
>
> C1. What lyricist collaborated with composer Andrew Lloyd
> Webber on such hit musicals as "Jesus Christ Superstar"
> and "Evita"?

Tim Rice

> C2. What lyricist collaborated with musician Elton John on
> several hit tunes, including "Crocodile Rock" and
> "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"?

Taupin?


> D. Corporate Mergers
>
> D1. What automotive company was created in 1954 by a merger
> between the Hudson Motor Car Company and the
> Nash-Kelvinator Corporation?

Chrysler?

> D2. Wyeth, maker of the antidepressant drug Effexor, merged
> in 2009 with what pharmaceutical company?

Glaxo-Smith-Kline, Pfizer


> E. Mythbusters
>
> This pair is about the Discovery Channel show "Mythbusters".
>
> E1. Each "myth" that's examined on the show is eventually
> classified into one of three categories. Using the
> exact words that the show uses, name any *two* of the
> three categories.

Myth Busted; Myth Confirmed, Myth Proven

> E2. "*Who are* the Mythbusters?" We need two names. Give the
> *first and last name of any one* of the five people who
> are current regulars on the show, OR give *any two* of
> their last names. Note that Jessi Combs was a substitute
> and does not count as a regular.

Adam Savage

> F. Takeouts (Sports & Leisure)
>
> F1. In what sport or game might a player make a double takeout?

Bowling?

> F2. In what sport or game might a player make a takeout double?

Darts


Good question set!

--

cheers,
calvin

Pete

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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in
news:WaKdndSZpJZKB6rT...@vex.net:

> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-01-31,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days. For further information see
> my 2011-05-23 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI5GNM, QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".
>
> I wrote one of these rounds and 6 questions in the other.
>
>
> * Game 3, Round 9 - Romance-Speaking Cities
>
> All the cities marked on the handout map
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0309/roman.png
>
> are inhabited mainly by speakers of Romance languages. Of course,
> there are also Romance-language speakers elsewhere in the world,
> but this round is about the cities that are on the map. Except as
> indicated, we'll name a city and you must give the number.
>
> 1. What number is Geneva?

9

> 2. What number is Paris?

4

> 3. Lyon. (Also spelled Lyons.)

6

> 4. Messina.

23; 22

> 5. Madrid.

29

> 6. Barcelona.

25

> 7. Milan.

14

> 8. Cherbourg.

1; 2

> 9. Lisbon.

35; 36

>
> 10. The last question is different. In the mapped area there
> are four very small countries, smaller in area than
> Luxembourg, where they speak Romance languages. Two of them
> are Monaco and the Vatican City, both of which are close
> enough to cities on the map that, at this scale, they couldn't
> be shown as well. So we're asking about the *other two* very
> small Romance-speaking countries. Each one has a capital
> city whose name is similar to the country, and they are
> shown on this map as plain city dots with no border outlines.
>
> Name one of these two countries *and* give its dot number.

Andorra, 26

>
>
> Here's an alphabetical list of the other cities marked, in
> rot13 (Note: non-ASCII characters are unaffected by the rot13).
> If you like, give their numbers for fun, but for no points.
> You can also give the numbers for the other two Romance-speaking
> countries smaller than Luxembourg (which, as noted above, are also
> city numbers).
>
> Ovyonb, Obeqrnhk, Oentn, Pntyvnev, Pnynvf, Pnegntran, Pbvzoen,
> Qvrccr, Syberapr, Trabn, Tenanqn, Teraboyr, Yv�tr, Ybpneab,
> Znyntn, Znefrvyyr, Zbagerhk, Ancyrf, Arhpu�gry, Avpr, Cnyrezb,
> Cbegb, Ebzr, Frivyyr, Gnenagb, Inyrapvn, Iravpr.
>
>
> * Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> A. Romance-Speaking Cities Elsewhere
>
> In the last round we mentioned that Romance-language-speaking cities
> exist outside the mapped area. Here we ask you for a couple of
> those cities.
>
> A1. What is the capital of Romania?

Bucharest

>
> A2. By metropolitan area population, the world's largest
> primarily Romance-language-speaking city is in the
> Americas. What city is it?

Mexico City

>
>
> B. Canadian Cooking Shows
>
> B1. Who was the star of "The Urban Peasant"?
>
> B2. Name the cooking show that debuted in 1995 on what
> was then the Life Network, starring Ken Kostick and Mary
> Jo Eustace.
>
>
> C. Lyricists
>
> C1. What lyricist collaborated with composer Andrew Lloyd
> Webber on such hit musicals as "Jesus Christ Superstar"
> and "Evita"?

Tim Rice

>
> C2. What lyricist collaborated with musician Elton John on
> several hit tunes, including "Crocodile Rock" and
> "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"?

Taupin

>
>
> D. Corporate Mergers
>
> D1. What automotive company was created in 1954 by a merger
> between the Hudson Motor Car Company and the
> Nash-Kelvinator Corporation?

American Motors

>
> D2. Wyeth, maker of the antidepressant drug Effexor, merged
> in 2009 with what pharmaceutical company?

Pfizer; Lilly

>
>
> E. Mythbusters
>
> This pair is about the Discovery Channel show "Mythbusters".
>
> E1. Each "myth" that's examined on the show is eventually
> classified into one of three categories. Using the
> exact words that the show uses, name any *two* of the
> three categories.

Confirmed, Busted

>
> E2. "*Who are* the Mythbusters?" We need two names. Give the
> *first and last name of any one* of the five people who
> are current regulars on the show, OR give *any two* of
> their last names. Note that Jessi Combs was a substitute
> and does not count as a regular.

Jamie Hyneman

>
>
> F. Takeouts (Sports & Leisure)
>
> F1. In what sport or game might a player make a double takeout?

Curling

>
> F2. In what sport or game might a player make a takeout double?

Bridge

>

Pete

Marc Dashevsky

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In article <WaKdndSZpJZKB6rT...@vex.net>, m...@vex.net says...

> * Game 3, Round 9 - Romance-Speaking Cities
>
> All the cities marked on the handout map
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0309/roman.png
>
> are inhabited mainly by speakers of Romance languages. Of course,
> there are also Romance-language speakers elsewhere in the world,
> but this round is about the cities that are on the map. Except as
> indicated, we'll name a city and you must give the number.
>
> 1. What number is Geneva?
9

> 2. What number is Paris?

4

> 3. Lyon. (Also spelled Lyons.)
> 4. Messina.

22

> 5. Madrid.
29

> 6. Barcelona.
25

> 7. Milan.
15

> 8. Cherbourg.
6

> 9. Lisbon.
35

> 10. The last question is different. In the mapped area there
> are four very small countries, smaller in area than
> Luxembourg, where they speak Romance languages. Two of them
> are Monaco and the Vatican City, both of which are close
> enough to cities on the map that, at this scale, they couldn't
> be shown as well. So we're asking about the *other two* very
> small Romance-speaking countries. Each one has a capital
> city whose name is similar to the country, and they are
> shown on this map as plain city dots with no border outlines.
>
> Name one of these two countries *and* give its dot number.

San Marino, 18

> Here's an alphabetical list of the other cities marked, in
> rot13 (Note: non-ASCII characters are unaffected by the rot13).
> If you like, give their numbers for fun, but for no points.
> You can also give the numbers for the other two Romance-speaking
> countries smaller than Luxembourg (which, as noted above, are also
> city numbers).
>
> Ovyonb, Obeqrnhk, Oentn, Pntyvnev, Pnynvf, Pnegntran, Pbvzoen,

> Qvrccr, Syberapr, Trabn, Tenanqn, Teraboyr, Yvètr, Ybpneab,
> Znyntn, Znefrvyyr, Zbagerhk, Ancyrf, Arhpuâgry, Avpr, Cnyrezb,


> Cbegb, Ebzr, Frivyyr, Gnenagb, Inyrapvn, Iravpr.
>
>
> * Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> A. Romance-Speaking Cities Elsewhere
>
> In the last round we mentioned that Romance-language-speaking cities
> exist outside the mapped area. Here we ask you for a couple of
> those cities.
>
> A1. What is the capital of Romania?

Bucharest

> A2. By metropolitan area population, the world's largest
> primarily Romance-language-speaking city is in the
> Americas. What city is it?

Mexico City

> C. Lyricists
>
> C1. What lyricist collaborated with composer Andrew Lloyd
> Webber on such hit musicals as "Jesus Christ Superstar"
> and "Evita"?
>
> C2. What lyricist collaborated with musician Elton John on
> several hit tunes, including "Crocodile Rock" and
> "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"?

Bernie Taupin

> D. Corporate Mergers
>
> D1. What automotive company was created in 1954 by a merger
> between the Hudson Motor Car Company and the
> Nash-Kelvinator Corporation?

American Motors

> D2. Wyeth, maker of the antidepressant drug Effexor, merged
> in 2009 with what pharmaceutical company?

SmithKlein

> F. Takeouts (Sports & Leisure)
>
> F1. In what sport or game might a player make a double takeout?
>
> F2. In what sport or game might a player make a takeout double?

Contract Bridge

--
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Mark Brader

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Mark Brader:

>> E1. Each "myth" that's examined on the show is eventually
>> classified into one of three categories. Using the
>> exact words that the show uses, name any *two* of the
>> three categories.

"Calvin":

> Myth Busted; Myth Confirmed, Myth Proven

I will score this as one guess of "Myth Busted, Myth Confirmed"
and one guess of "Myth Busted, Myth Proven". Please be explicit
in future about this sort of thing.
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Toronto | have made it into common use in the literature.
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Mark Brader

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"Calvin":
> Good question set!

Thanks.
--
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Toronto | is for good men not to call Hydro."
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Calvin

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On Wed, 03 Aug 2011 13:09:30 +1000, Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:

> Mark Brader:
>>> E1. Each "myth" that's examined on the show is eventually
>>> classified into one of three categories. Using the
>>> exact words that the show uses, name any *two* of the
>>> three categories.
> "Calvin":
>> Myth Busted; Myth Confirmed, Myth Proven
>
> I will score this as one guess of "Myth Busted, Myth Confirmed"
> and one guess of "Myth Busted, Myth Proven". Please be explicit
> in future about this sort of thing.

Sure- I thought the punctuation did that.

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cheers,
calvin

Dan Tilque

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Mark Brader wrote:

>
> Dan Tilque:
>> veryGlaxoSmithKline
>
> Huh?

That accidental-paste bug strikes again. You know, the one where I
accidently click the mousewheel button while scrolling through the reply
while I'm composing it. It pastes whatever happens to be in the
clipboard at that spot. It's happened before several times, usually when
replying to your quizzes, for some reason.

I'd like to disable that button, but couldn't find a way to do it. This
is in Thunderbird running on red hat linux. If anyone knows a way to do
it, let me know.

--
Dan Tilque

Joshua Kreitzer

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> * Game 3, Round 9 - Romance-Speaking Cities
>
> All the cities marked on the handout map
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0309/roman.png
>
> are inhabited mainly by speakers of Romance languages. Of course,
> there are also Romance-language speakers elsewhere in the world,
> but this round is about the cities that are on the map. Except as
> indicated, we'll name a city and you must give the number.
>
> 1. What number is Geneva?

7; 9

> 2. What number is Paris?

4

> 3. Lyon. (Also spelled Lyons.)

6; 10

> 4. Messina.

23; 22

> 5. Madrid.

29

> 6. Barcelona.

25

> 7. Milan.

15; 14

> 8. Cherbourg.

2; 3

> 9. Lisbon.

36; 35

> 10. The last question is different. In the mapped area there
> are four very small countries, smaller in area than
> Luxembourg, where they speak Romance languages. Two of them
> are Monaco and the Vatican City, both of which are close
> enough to cities on the map that, at this scale, they couldn't
> be shown as well. So we're asking about the *other two* very
> small Romance-speaking countries. Each one has a capital
> city whose name is similar to the country, and they are
> shown on this map as plain city dots with no border outlines.
>
> Name one of these two countries *and* give its dot number.

Andorra - 26



> * Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> A. Romance-Speaking Cities Elsewhere
>

> A1. What is the capital of Romania?

Bucharest

> A2. By metropolitan area population, the world's largest
> primarily Romance-language-speaking city is in the
> Americas. What city is it?

Mexico City



> C. Lyricists
>
> C1. What lyricist collaborated with composer Andrew Lloyd
> Webber on such hit musicals as "Jesus Christ Superstar"
> and "Evita"?

Tim Rice



> C2. What lyricist collaborated with musician Elton John on
> several hit tunes, including "Crocodile Rock" and
> "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"?

Bernie Taupin

> D. Corporate Mergers
>
> D1. What automotive company was created in 1954 by a merger
> between the Hudson Motor Car Company and the
> Nash-Kelvinator Corporation?

American Motors

> D2. Wyeth, maker of the antidepressant drug Effexor, merged
> in 2009 with what pharmaceutical company?

Pfizer

--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com

Joachim Parsch

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Mark Brader schrieb:


> All the cities marked on the handout map
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0309/roman.png
>
> are inhabited mainly by speakers of Romance languages. Of course,
> there are also Romance-language speakers elsewhere in the world,
> but this round is about the cities that are on the map. Except as
> indicated, we'll name a city and you must give the number.
>
> 1. What number is Geneva?

7

> 2. What number is Paris?

4

> 3. Lyon. (Also spelled Lyons.)

6

> 4. Messina.

23

> 5. Madrid.

29

> 6. Barcelona.

25

> 7. Milan.

14

> 8. Cherbourg.

1

> 9. Lisbon.

35

>

> 10. The last question is different. In the mapped area there
> are four very small countries, smaller in area than
> Luxembourg, where they speak Romance languages. Two of them
> are Monaco and the Vatican City, both of which are close
> enough to cities on the map that, at this scale, they couldn't
> be shown as well. So we're asking about the *other two* very
> small Romance-speaking countries. Each one has a capital
> city whose name is similar to the country, and they are
> shown on this map as plain city dots with no border outlines.
>
> Name one of these two countries *and* give its dot number.

26, Andorra; 18, San Marino

> Here's an alphabetical list of the other cities marked, in
> rot13 (Note: non-ASCII characters are unaffected by the rot13).
> If you like, give their numbers for fun, but for no points.
> You can also give the numbers for the other two Romance-speaking
> countries smaller than Luxembourg (which, as noted above, are also
> city numbers).
>
> Ovyonb, Obeqrnhk, Oentn, Pntyvnev, Pnynvf, Pnegntran, Pbvzoen,
> Qvrccr, Syberapr, Trabn, Tenanqn, Teraboyr, Yv�tr, Ybpneab,
> Znyntn, Znefrvyyr, Zbagerhk, Ancyrf, Arhpu�gry, Avpr, Cnyrezb,
> Cbegb, Ebzr, Frivyyr, Gnenagb, Inyrapvn, Iravpr.

Bilbao 28, Bordeaux 27, Braga 38, Cagliari 24, Calais 3, Cartagena, Coimbra 36,
Dieppe, Florence 17, Genoa 15, Granada, Grenoble 10, Li�ge 5, Locarno 13,
Malaga, Marseille 11, Montreux 9, Naples 20, Neuch�tel 8, Nice 12, Palermo 22,
Porto 37, Rome 19, Seville 34, Taranto, Valencia 30, Venice 16.

19, Vatican City; 12, Monaco

> * Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> A. Romance-Speaking Cities Elsewhere
>
> In the last round we mentioned that Romance-language-speaking cities
> exist outside the mapped area. Here we ask you for a couple of
> those cities.
>
> A1. What is the capital of Romania?

Bucharest

> A2. By metropolitan area population, the world's largest
> primarily Romance-language-speaking city is in the
> Americas. What city is it?

Rio de Janeiro

> F. Takeouts (Sports & Leisure)
>
> F1. In what sport or game might a player make a double takeout?

Baseball

> F2. In what sport or game might a player make a takeout double?

Bridge.


Joachim

Rob Parker

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> * Game 3, Round 9 - Romance-Speaking Cities
>
> 1. What number is Geneva?

7

> 2. What number is Paris?

4

> 3. Lyon. (Also spelled Lyons.)

6

> 4. Messina.

22

> 5. Madrid.

29

> 6. Barcelona.

25; 30

> 7. Milan.

17; 14

> 8. Cherbourg.

1

> 9. Lisbon.

35; 37

> 10. The last question is different. In the mapped area there

> shown on this map as plain city dots with no border outlines.
>
> Name one of these two countries *and* give its dot number.

Andorra, 26

> * Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>

> A1. What is the capital of Romania?

Bucharest

> A2. By metropolitan area population, the world's largest
> primarily Romance-language-speaking city is in the
> Americas. What city is it?

Mexico City

> C1. What lyricist collaborated with composer Andrew Lloyd
> Webber on such hit musicals as "Jesus Christ Superstar"
> and "Evita"?

Tim Rice

> C2. What lyricist collaborated with musician Elton John on
> several hit tunes, including "Crocodile Rock" and
> "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"?

Bernie Taupin



> D. Corporate Mergers
>
> D1. What automotive company was created in 1954 by a merger
> between the Hudson Motor Car Company and the
> Nash-Kelvinator Corporation?

Chrysler (?)

> E1. Each "myth" that's examined on the show is eventually
> classified into one of three categories. Using the
> exact words that the show uses, name any *two* of the
> three categories.

Plausible, Busted

> E2. "*Who are* the Mythbusters?" We need two names. Give the
> *first and last name of any one* of the five people who
> are current regulars on the show, OR give *any two* of
> their last names. Note that Jessi Combs was a substitute
> and does not count as a regular.

Adam Savage

> F1. In what sport or game might a player make a double takeout?

Ice hockey (?)

> F2. In what sport or game might a player make a takeout double?

Bridge


Rob

Mark Brader

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Mark Brader:

> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-01-31,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information

> see my 2011-05-23 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI5GNM, QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".

And the winner of Game 3 is Joshua Kreitzer. Congratulations!


> I wrote one of these rounds and 6 questions in the other.

I wrote the geography round and Challenge Round pairs A, E, and F.


> * Game 3, Round 9 - Romance-Speaking Cities

> All the cities marked on the handout map

> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0309/roman.png

> are inhabited mainly by speakers of Romance languages. Of course,
> there are also Romance-language speakers elsewhere in the world,
> but this round is about the cities that are on the map. Except as
> indicated, we'll name a city and you must give the number.

Just for fun, in this results posting I've emulated Erland and
marked the ones I've been to. * indicates that I've visited the
place at least briefly; + indicates that I've passed through it
without stopping for sightseeing.

> 1. What number is Geneva*?

#7. 4 for Dan Tilque, Erland, Joachim, and Rob. 3 for Joshua.
2 for Calvin.

> 2. What number is Paris*?

#4. 4 for everyone -- Dan Tilque, Peter, Dan Blum, Jeff, Erland,
Calvin, Pete, Marc, Joshua, Joachim, and Rob.

> 3. Lyon*. (Also spelled Lyons.)

#6. 4 for Dan Tilque, Pete, Joachim, and Rob. 3 for Dan Blum,
Calvin, and Joshua. 2 for Peter.

> 4. Messina.

#22. 4 for Dan Tilque, Erland, Calvin, Marc, and Rob. 2 for
Dan Blum, Pete, and Joshua.

I think it's interesting that everyone who guessed both cities on
Sicily put the real Messina second. Remember "Patton" (1970)!

> 5. Madrid*.

#29. 4 for everyone.

> 6. Barcelona.

#25. 4 for Dan Tilque, Peter, Erland, Calvin, Pete, Marc, Joshua,
and Joachim. 3 for Rob.

> 7. Milan.

#14. 4 for Dan Tilque, Peter, Erland, Calvin, Pete, and Joachim.
2 for Joshua and Rob.

> 8. Cherbourg.

#1. 4 for Dan Tilque, Peter, Erland, Joachim, and Rob. 3 for
Dan Blum and Pete.

> 9. Lisbon*.

#35. 4 for Dan Tilque, Erland, Marc, and Joachim. 3 for Jeff,
Calvin, Pete, and Rob. 2 for Joshua.

> 10. The last question is different. In the mapped area there
> are four very small countries, smaller in area than
> Luxembourg, where they speak Romance languages. Two of them
> are Monaco and the Vatican City, both of which are close
> enough to cities on the map that, at this scale, they couldn't
> be shown as well. So we're asking about the *other two* very
> small Romance-speaking countries. Each one has a capital
> city whose name is similar to the country, and they are
> shown on this map as plain city dots with no border outlines.

> Name one of these two countries *and* give its dot number.

Andorra, #26; San Marino, #18. 4 for everyone (the hard way in the
case of Erland and Joachim).


> Here's an alphabetical list of the other cities marked...


> If you like, give their numbers for fun, but for no points.
> You can also give the numbers for the other two Romance-speaking
> countries smaller than Luxembourg (which, as noted above, are also
> city numbers).

France:
2. Dieppe
3. Calais+
10. Grenoble+
11. Marseille+
12. Nice* (and Monaco+)
27. Bordeaux+
Belgium:
5. Li�ge*
Switzerland:
8. Neuch�tel
9. Montreux*
13. Locarno+
Italy:
15. Genoa*
16. Venice
17. Florence
19. Rome (and Vatican City)
20. Naples
21. Taranto
23. Palermo
24. Cagliari
Spain:
28. Bilbao
30. Valencia
31. Cartagena
32. Granada*
33. Malaga*
34. Seville*
Portugal:
36. Coimbra
37. Porto
38. Braga

I won't enumerate who got which ones, but if I count correctly
(scoring this basically by hand), Erland got 24 of the 27 cities,
Joachim got 21, and Dan Tilque got 20. Dan and Joachim also got
the two countries correctly.


> * Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge Round

> A. Romance-Speaking Cities Elsewhere

> In the last round we mentioned that Romance-language-speaking cities
> exist outside the mapped area. Here we ask you for a couple of
> those cities.

> A1. What is the capital of Romania?

Bucharest. 4 for Dan Tilque, Peter, Dan Blum, Erland, Calvin, Pete,
Marc, Joshua, Joachim, and Rob.

> A2. By metropolitan area population, the world's largest
> primarily Romance-language-speaking city is in the
> Americas. What city is it?

Mexico City. (Followed in order by S�o Paulo, Buenos Aires, Rio
de Janeiro.) 4 for Dan Tilque, Peter, Jeff, Erland, Pete, Marc,
Joshua, and Rob. 2 for Calvin.

> B. Canadian Cooking Shows

> B1. Who was the star of "The Urban Peasant"?

James Barber.

> B2. Name the cooking show that debuted in 1995 on what
> was then the Life Network, starring Ken Kostick and Mary
> Jo Eustace.

"What's For Dinner?".

> C. Lyricists

> C1. What lyricist collaborated with composer Andrew Lloyd
> Webber on such hit musicals as "Jesus Christ Superstar"
> and "Evita"?

Tim Rice. 4 for Peter, Erland, Calvin, Pete, Joshua, and Rob.

> C2. What lyricist collaborated with musician Elton John on
> several hit tunes, including "Crocodile Rock" and
> "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"?

Bernie Taupin. 4 for Peter, Erland, Calvin, Pete, Marc, Joshua,
and Rob.

> D. Corporate Mergers

> D1. What automotive company was created in 1954 by a merger
> between the Hudson Motor Car Company and the
> Nash-Kelvinator Corporation?

American Motors (or AMC). 4 for Dan Tilque, Pete, Marc, and Joshua.

> D2. Wyeth, maker of the antidepressant drug Effexor, merged
> in 2009 with what pharmaceutical company?

Pfizer. 4 for Erland and Joshua. 3 for Dan Blum and Pete.
2 for Calvin.

> E. Mythbusters

> This pair is about the Discovery Channel show "Mythbusters".

> E1. Each "myth" that's examined on the show is eventually
> classified into one of three categories. Using the
> exact words that the show uses, name any *two* of the
> three categories.

Confirmed, plausible, busted. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, and Rob.
3 for Calvin.

> E2. "*Who are* the Mythbusters?" We need two names. Give the
> *first and last name of any one* of the five people who
> are current regulars on the show, OR give *any two* of
> their last names. Note that Jessi Combs was a substitute
> and does not count as a regular.

Jamie Hyneman ("HIGH-nuh-man"), Adam Savage, Tory Belleci
("bell-AY-chee"), Kari Byron, Grant Imahara. 4 for Calvin, Pete,
and Rob.

> F. Takeouts (Sports & Leisure)

> F1. In what sport or game might a player make a double takeout?

Curling. (Also accepting tag team wrestling, though it's not
strictly correct.) 4 for Peter and Pete.

> F2. In what sport or game might a player make a takeout double?

Bridge. 4 for Dan Tilque, Peter, Jeff, Erland, Pete, Marc, Joachim,
and Rob.


Scores, if there are no errors:

ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Spo Sci His Lit Can Ent Geo Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 31 36 24 32 4 4 28 24 175
Pete Gayde 32 12 23 21 7 4 32 39 159
Peter Smyth 8 35 24 24 14 0 26 24 147
Rob Parker 0 32 16 15 11 12 36 28 139
Marc Dashevsky 24 36 16 16 0 0 24 20 136
Dan Tilque 20 32 -- -- 15 8 40 16 131
Dan Blum 4 28 16 25 12 28 20 11 129
Stephen Perry 32 24 35 33 -- -- -- -- 124
Jeff Turner 28 32 16 8 8 0 15 8 107
Erland Sommarskog 0 4 24 11 0 0 36 24 99
"Calvin" 11 16 16 0 0 0 32 23 98
Joachim Parsch -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 8 44
Bj�rn Lundin -- -- 20 4 -- -- -- -- 24
John Masters 0 8 -- -- -- -- -- -- 8

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